Monday, August 26, 2002

9:00am - Opening of Listening Session

Host: Dr. Laverne Ragster, President, University of the Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands

Congresswoman Donna Christian-Christensen, MD, Chair, CBC Health Braintrust, Delegate, US Virgin Islands
Congressman James E. Clyburn, Chair, CBC Environmental Justice Braintrust, 6th District, SC
Congressman Bennie Thompson, CBC Member, 2nd District, MS
Congressman Earl Hilliard, CBC Member, 7th District, AL
The Honorable Charles W. Turnbull, Governor, US Virgin Islands
The Honorable Gerald Luz James, Lieutenant Governor, US Virgin Islands
Senator Douglas Canton, Jr., Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands
The Honorable Mavis Matthew, MD, MPH, Commissioner of Health, US Virgin Islands

9:30am - Remarks From NEPC Chairpersons

Sue Briggum, Ph.D., JD, Director of Government and Environmental Affairs,, Waste Management, Washington, D.C.
Mildred McClain, Ed.D., Executive Director of the Harambee House, Inc., Citizens for Environmental Justice, and Black Youth Leadership Development Institute Inc., Savannah, GA
Richard Moore, Executive Director, Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice, Albuquerque, NM

10:00am - Public Participation
Those attending the listening session may submit written and/or verbal remarks for the record. Participants are encouraged to focus on issue identification and recommendations for action. Those wishing to address the Commission will have 3 minutes.

12:00pm - Lunch Break

12:45pm - Public Participation (Continued)

5:00pm - Close of Listening Session